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Pneumocystis Pneumonia

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2008
Pneumocystis pneumonia (PcP) in humans is caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii, which has recently been reclassified as a fungus because its cell wall composition and nucleotide sequences are more similar to those of fungi.
Jang-Jih Lu, Chao-Hung Lee
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Smoldering adult T-cell leukemia complicated with pneumocystis pneumonia: A case report

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2021
Adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) is a tumor of CD4-positive T cells that accompanies an infection by human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV-I). ATL is classified into four types—acute, lymphomatous, chronic, and smoldering.
Kazuma Kawamoto, Masahiro Yamasaki, Masaya Taniwaki, Mituhiro Itagaki, Wakako Daido, Yu Matsumoto, Naoko Matsumoto, Yusuke Izumi, Masaya Otohara, Nobuyuki Ohashi, Noboru Hattori   +10 more
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Pneumocystis Infection in Pregnant Women: A Scoping Review

Journal of Fungi
Pneumocystis jirovecii is an opportunistic fungus that causes severe pneumonia in immunosuppressed individuals. While Pneumocystis colonization, a subclinical form of infection, has been studied in different populations, its implications during pregnancy
Irene Calderón-Baturone, Rocío Salsoso, Elena Charpentier, Yaxsier de Armas, Pilar Guadix, Rubén Morilla, Enrique J. Calderón, Vicente Friaza   +7 more
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Diagnostic Performance of Bronchoalveolar Lavage (1,3)-β-d-Glucan Assay for Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia

Journal of Fungi, 2020
We evaluated the performance of the (1,3)-β-d-glucan (BDG) assay on bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) as a possible aid to the diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia.
Shiwei Zhou, Kathleen A. Linder, Carol A. Kauffman, Blair J. Richards, Steve Kleiboeker, Marisa H. Miceli   +5 more
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Clinical Factors Associated With Pneumocystis Pneumonia Despite Its Primary Prophylaxis: When to Stop Prophylaxis?

Arthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective Although previous studies show that primary prophylaxis against Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) is effective in patients with rheumatic diseases receiving immunosuppressive treatment, there is limited evidence regarding the optimal timing for prophylaxis withdrawal.
Ju Yeon Kim, Se Rim Choi, Jin Kyun Park, Eun Young Lee, Eun Bong Lee, Jun Won Park   +5 more
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Time‐Dependent Effect of Prophylactic Trimethoprim‐Sulfamethoxazole on the Incidence of Serious Infections in Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody–Associated Vasculitis: A Target Trial Emulation Study

Arthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of prophylactic trimethoprim‐sulfamethoxazole (TMP‐SMX) on the incidence of serious infections in patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody–associated vasculitis (AAV). Methods This multicenter cohort study was designed to emulate a target trial that studied 296 patients with ...
Yun Kyu Kim, Jeffrey R. Curtis, Se Rim Choi, Jina Yeo, Min Jung Kim, Yun Jong Lee, Eun Bong Lee, Jun Won Park   +7 more
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A New Name for Pneumocystis from Humans and New Perspectives on the Host-Pathogen Relationship

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2002
The disease known as Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) is a major cause of illness and death in persons with impaired immune systems. While the genus Pneumocystis has been known to science for nearly a century, understanding of its members remained ...
James R. Stringer, Charles B. Beard, Robert F. Miller, Ann E. Wakefield   +3 more
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Promising Prodiginins Biological Activities

Chemistry &Biodiversity, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Prodiginins are a large family of at least 34 pyrrolic compounds, including the well‐studied red pigment prodigiosin. Prodiginins are produced by several microorganisms displaying broad biological activities, including antimicrobial, antiviral, antiparasitic, antiproliferative, and immunosuppressive activities.
María F. Ladetto, Melisa E. Gantner, Boris E. Rodenak‐Kladniew, Santiago Rodriguez, María L. Cuestas, Alan Talevi, Guillermo R. Castro   +6 more
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A case of spontaneous pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum & subcutaneous emphysema in Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia complicating HIV

Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2015
Spontaneous pneumothorax and subcutaneous emphysema are well-known but less common complications of pneumocystis pneumonia, whereas pnuemomediastinum is rare.
S Chatterji, D Pal, MK Ghosh, A Naskar, S Pal, S Mullick, I Bhattacharya   +6 more
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A Case of Delayed Refractory Mycobacterium mageritense Abdominal Wall Abscess in a Kidney Transplant Recipient

IJU Case Reports, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Mycobacterium mageritense (M. mageritense), a rare non‐tuberculous mycobacterium (NTM), can cause infections in immunocompromised patients, including kidney transplant recipients. We present a case of an abdominal wall abscess caused by M. mageritense following a living donor kidney transplant.
Hisashi Sakurai, Teppei Okamoto, Tomoko Hamaya, Hirotake Kodama, Naoki Fujita, Hayato Yamamoto, Kazuyuki Mori, Takeshi Fujita, Atushi Imai, Reiichi Murakami, Hirofumi Tomita, Shingo Hatakeyama   +11 more
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